Browse Items (8137 total)

Chicago_Great_Western_Railroad_6_08_1969_008.jpg
Once loose, the rails and ties are lifted by a crane into a car. This scene is just east of Highway 375 overpass. The job is expected to take most of the summer to complete. Photos by Jack kennedy.

Chicago_Great_Western_Railroad_6_08_1969_007.jpg
Since the Chicago Great Western Railroad has been taken over by the Chicago and North Western, the Great Western yards are now being stripped of rails and ties. A crew of seven college students and regular employes [sic] started to dismantle the…

American_Field_Service_Foreign_Exchange_Students_08_14_1957.jpg
Showing slides . . . he brought from Japan is Masahiko (Mike) Nemoto. Mrs. Phillip Bruce and Alan flank a Japanese scroll that is displayed in Japanese guest rooms. --Nonpareil Photo

Union_Pacific_Locomotive_ File2_03_13_1966_001.jpg
Luxurious Facilities...were available to rail travelers in 1879 when this transfer building was opened here by the Union Pacific Railroad. In 1938, the southern two-thirds of the building, left, were removed to make way for the glass and steel mail…

Union_Pacific_Locomotive_File1_10_25_1968_001.jpg
Cross-Over Tracks...lead down to the bowl of the Union Pacific Railroad Co.'s 'Bailey Yard' west of North Platte, Neb. The $12.5 million facility was dedicated Friday.

Union_Pacific_Locomotive_File1_12_02_1956_001.jpg
"Three-Level" Construction...in new diesel shop enables workmen to service all parts of a unit at one time. Railroad employes [sic] are shown here taking advantage of the new idea in shop construction.

Military Misc U778.tif
Photograph of U. S. Quarter Boat #7.

Tags:

quarter-boat_5327910595_o.jpg
Photograph of U. S. Quarter Boat #7.

Houses U763.tif
Sterograph image of U. S. Marshall's house, 6th street Council Bluffs (Iowa).

Best_Pictures_1961_8_13_1961_02.jpg
Fractured Right Legs...put Eugene Adkins and Brian Jacobsen in this predicament.

RLDS_Church_07_11_1954_002.jpg
Cornerstone Laying Ceremonies . . . are held on Sept. 30, 1951. The crane at right is setting down the cornerstone while the crowd gives the pledge of allegiance to the flag.

RLDS_Church_07_11_1954_001.jpg
Surveying Site . . . for the new Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in 1951 are the Rev. V.D. Ruch; building committee members C.R. Harding, Charles Putnam and L.M. Spence; and contractor Arnold Ranch.

LDS_Church_12_27_1980_001.jpg
Discussing Passages . . . from Bible they use in family centered meetings are Elders David Nelson and Ward Vaney.
Output Formats

atom, csv, dc-rdf, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-xml, rss2